Jordan (not the supermodel)...
We'd never thought about visiting Jordan but because our flights took us via Amman (Jordan's Capital), we took this opportunity to spend 2 nights visiting one of the worlds most historic country's.
After an eventful taxi ride to the Cameo Hotel, the Hotel manager Wael (bless his heart) inadvertently ends up giving us a tour of the city including the citadel ruins, a huge Colosseum that used to seat 9000 people, and Jordans favourite traditional dish - Mansaf (Lamb, rice and yogurt - tasty). Wael you are awesome!
The next day we headed off early on a bus to Petra - one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient world. This really was an incredible day as we explored a City caved from rock and stone. It was so ridiculously hot and dusty - Amy sweated heaps (typical), James didn't get sunburnt (miracle). The donkey ride to the top of the monastery was an absolute giggle and a highlight of the day. The poor donkeys nearly fell off the steep jagged steps - under the heavy load. Our hearts went out to the many locals who lived here, surviving from selling jewellery and other small tourist items.
We'd never thought about visiting Jordan but because our flights took us via Amman (Jordan's Capital), we took this opportunity to spend 2 nights visiting one of the worlds most historic country's.After an eventful taxi ride to the Cameo Hotel, the Hotel manager Wael (bless his heart) inadvertently ends up giving us a tour of the city including the citadel ruins, a huge Colosseum that used to seat 9000 people, and Jordans favourite traditional dish - Mansaf (Lamb, rice and yogurt - tasty). Wael you are awesome!
The next day we headed off early on a bus to Petra - one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient world. This really was an incredible day as we explored a City caved from rock and stone. It was so ridiculously hot and dusty - Amy sweated heaps (typical), James didn't get sunburnt (miracle). The donkey ride to the top of the monastery was an absolute giggle and a highlight of the day. The poor donkeys nearly fell off the steep jagged steps - under the heavy load. Our hearts went out to the many locals who lived here, surviving from selling jewellery and other small tourist items. 
We had lunch with this young girl, who tried selling us some stones. We really felt for her, and gave her our Chupa Chub Lollies. She took them, then pointed to her rotten teeth. It was sad, but we knew we couldn't fit her in our suitcase - but it did get us thinking about the different lives people lead.
We were pleasantly surprised by our time in Jordan, and we would definitely recommend it to people as a stopover, even though we had a dodgy experience with some Tourist police.
We were pleasantly surprised by our time in Jordan, and we would definitely recommend it to people as a stopover, even though we had a dodgy experience with some Tourist police.
